TRYSEM

CONTENT

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1 INTODUCTION

2 OBJECTIVES

3 SELECTION OF TRAINEES

4 IDENTIFICATION OF VOCATION

5 TRAINING

6 ORGANISATIONAL SRT UP

7 PERFORMANCE OF TRYSEM IN
INDIA
INTRODUCTION:

Though rural India has been endowed with abundant labour force,
most of it is unskilled. The majority of the rural poor are unable to take up productive
programmes, even if institutional credit is available, because of lack of requisite skills.
Training like education is an instrument in human resource management Training
meant for rural poor should discard its elitist character1. A centrally sponsored
scheme, Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment’ - (TRYSEM) was launched by the
Government of India by the Department of Rural Development on 15th August 1979.
To provide training facilities and create selfemployment among rural unemployed
youths. It is a facilitating component of Integrated Rural Development Programme
(IRDP)2.

OBJECTIVES:

The main objective of TRYSEM is to provide technical and basic skills to

rural youth from families below poverty line to enable them to take up self-
employment in the broad fields of agriculture and allied activities. The objective of
TRYSEM scheme was enlarged to include wage employment. The target group
comprises of rural youth between the age of 18-35 from families living below poverty
line. The process of skill endowment under TRYSEM to members of target groups is an
28 integral part of the IRDP. The training under TRYSEM would, therefore be provided
on the basis of actual need and requirement.

SELECTION OF TRAINEES:

The Block Development Officer (BDO) will invite applications from

youths belonging to the target group in his area. Generally, the beneficiaries are
identified through a baseline household survey, which helps in selecting the poorest.
Once an exhaustive list of beneficiaries is available, a committee presided over by the
BDO will finalise the selection on the basis of a) The members of the poorest families
first; b) 40 percent of the candidates should be women; c) 3 percent of the
beneficiaries are earmarked for physically handicapped persons. d) Minimum of 50
percent of selected youths should belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes. Preference should be given to literate persons under the National Literacy
Mission (NLM). There are no educational qualifications prescribed for selection of
trainees.

IDENTIFICATION OF VOCATION:

The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) will identify the

necessary vocations, in consultation with the District Level Officers of different
departments, keeping in mind their sectoral plans. Total 38 trades are identified for
skill development. Some of these include, for instance, production of mushrooms,
honey processing, cultivations of herbs and plants 29 for medical purposes, poultry,
nursery, veterinary services, sericulture, farm equipment repairing, water pumps,
tailoring, small business and retail trade etc. The identified youths are to be put
through a period of training, either with a training, institution or with a master
craftsman to provide necessary technical and basic skills.

TRAINING:

Training is imparted both through formal training institutions and non-

institutional modes like master craftsman. The duration of training course can be from
a few days to several months. Normally, the courses should not exceed six months in
duration. During the training, trainees are paid stipend up to Rs. 250/- per trainee per
month if the training is conducted in the village of the trainee; up to Rs. 500/- per
trainees per month if the training is conducted in place other than trainees village.
Thus, trainees are paid stipend ranging from Rs. 250 to 500/- per month and a tool-kit
costing not more man Rs. 800/-. The master craftsmen are paid honorarium of Rs.
100/- each and jtHbxtraining institutes are paid Rs. 200-300/-per trainee per month.
On the successful completion of training, the youth should receive a combination of
subsidy and institutional credit under the IRDP. Projects for self-employment are
discussed and prepared by the youth with development officials. Marketability,
feasibility, breakeven levels, credit needs, rate of returns etc. are all given a thought in
preparing the project.

ORGANISATIONAL SET UP:

The Central committee on IRDP and allied programmes presided over by

the Secretary, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, oversees the
implementation of the programme and provides the policy guidelines. At the State
level, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and separate
Directorate called Special Economic Programmes (SEP) have been created mainly to
coordinate IRDP, TRYSEM and other related programmes. The SEP unit is headed by a
Deputy Secretary of IAS cadre and is assisted by the Deputy Director of Evaluation
(attached to Planning Department). The Deputy Secretary of SEP works under the
overall guidance and supervision of the Secretary, Department of Rural Development
The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is mainly responsible for
planning, co-eoordinating and reviewing the progress of IRDP along with TRYSEM in
the state. The State Level Co-ordination Committees (SLCC) has been set up. The
special Deputy Commissioners of all the districts in the state are the permanent
invitees, as they would be able to reflect better the field problems encountered by
them and suitably react to the deliberations of the policy making body i.e., SLCC. The
Development Commissioner is the chairman and the Director SEP unit is the member
secretary of the SLCC. The SLCC meets twice a year and approves the action plans of
the districts and review the progress of the scheme in the state. At District Level, the
District Rural Development Society (Agency) DRDS/A is the co-coordinating body for
all rural development programmes including TRYSEM, whereas the major
responsibility is shouldered by the DIC (District Industrial Center), ♦ as they administer
activities. Apart from DIC, other departments like Sericulture, Animal Husbandry too
has contributed in a small way to the programme. The post of Assistant Director was
created at the sub-divisional level. At Block Level, the Block Development Officer
(BDO) as usual is the kingpin of developmental activities. He is assisted by Extension
Officer (Industries), a functionary who works under the direct supervision of the
parent department(Industries and Commerce). At Hobli level Gram Panchayat
Secretary (GPS) or village level workers (VLW) are responsible for the implementation
of the programme.

PERFORMANCE OF ‘TRYSEM’IN INDIA:

India is one of the developing countries, where the sizeable population

is in the grip of poverty especially in rural areas. Thus, eradication of poverty and
unemployment are the twin central goals of our planning. To tackle the problem of
unemployment and poverty. Government of India has introduced various
programmes like NREP, RLEGP, IRDP and TRYSEM etc. The TRYSEM scheme was
launched in India on 15th August 1979, which aimed at providing training to rural
youth inorder to make them eligible for job or self-employment. The performance of
the TRYSEM Scheme during last 20 years is shown in table 2.1. It is pertinent to note
that the percentage share of self-employed as against trained youth has been
fluctuating over a period of time.